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ASU basketball: Sun Devils extending Bobby Hurley's contract

Arizona State and men's basketball coach Bobby Hurley have agreed in principle to a one-year extension, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The agreement extends Hurley's contract to the 2021 season.

Arizona State and men's basketball coach Bobby Hurley have agreed in principle to a one-year extension, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The agreement extends Hurley's contract to the 2021 season.

ASU hired Hurley last summer at a base salary of $1.2 million. According to his initial contract, Hurley will receive a $100,000 raise July 1. The contract extension -- the terms of which are not yet known -- still has to be approved by the Arizona Board of Regents.

In Hurley's first year, the Sun Devils finished 15-17, placing 11th in the Pac-12. They lost their opening Pac-12 Tournament game to Oregon State, which ended their season.

In an additional move, Hurley has promoted assistant coach Rashon Burno to associate head coach. Hurley still is interviewing candidates for his third assistant, a position recently vacated when Brian Merritt's contract was not renewed.

GRAHAM REINSTATED

After missing the second half of last season, junior guard Torian Graham has been reinstated and recently participated in off-season skill sessions.

An explosive 6-4 guard, Graham last season had to sit out because of NCAA transfer rules. In late January, Hurley suspended Graham for an unspecified violation of team rules. At the time, although he remained in school, Graham was removed from the roster and did not participate in team activities. According to sources, Graham, however, has worked hard to earn back his spot with the team. He joins juniors Tra Holder, Shannon Evans and Kodi Justice in ASU's backcourt.

ROSTER NOTES

-Redshirt-freshman Andre Adams -- who missed last season because of a second ACL injury -- is ahead of schedule with his recovery. The 6-9 forward is doing straight-line running and swimming-pool workouts. Limited basketball activity could begin next week. Barring setbacks, ASU hopes to have Adams on the court by Aug. 1.

-Incoming freshman Sam Cunliffe will participate in Saturday's BallisLife All-American game in Long Beach, Calif. A 6-6 wing, Cunliffe is Hurley's first big recruit, a four-star prospect and ESPN Top 40 player. Gilbert Christian standout Mitch Lightfoot -- headed to Kansas -- also is scheduled to participate.

-To help with its frontcourt, ASU continues to pursue UNLV graduate-transfer Ben Carter. The 6-9 forward recently hosted Hurley and Burno during an in-home visit. Last year, Carter averaged 8.6 points and 6 rebounds until his season was cut short after 22 games because of a left ACL injury. Carter also is considering Arizona and Michigan State. He is expected to take an official visit to ASU soon. With 10 scholarship players, the Sun Devils have room to add three more, but they may just add two. Three-star prospect Gorjok Gak -- a 6-10 center from Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla, -- recently visited ASU, but committed to Florida shortly thereafter.

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ASU's search for a new men's basketball coach is over. Former Duke star Bobby Hurley, who was the coach at Buffalo, is the new coach in Tempe. Take a look at each of the coaches in Sun Devils basketball history, from when ASU first fielded a varsity team (1928) to today.
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1931-33 | Theodore Shipkey | Record: 25-28 | Winning average: .472 | Notable: Shipkey was a standout on the football field at Stanford under coach Pop Warner and also was ASU's football coach from 1930-32.
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1940-48 | Rudolph Lavik | Record: 70-73 | Winning average: .490 | Notable: Lavik also was a football coach. He served as the athletic director at Arizona State from 1933-49 and died in Mesa, Arizona in 1979.
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1949-57 | Bill Kajikawa | Record: 88-137 | Winning average: .391 | Notable: Died in 2010 at 1997. Kajikawa began his coaching career at Arizona State in 1937 and retired from ASU in 1978. He was head coach of ASU's club baseball team from 1947-57.
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1957-82 | Ned Wulk | Record: 406-272 | Winning average:.599 | Notable: Wulk arrived from Xavier coming off a 20-win season to a school in search of an identity. Wulk provided an immediate boost, leading a 13-13 team to the NCAA 1st Round. It would be the first of nine NCAA Tournament visits in 24 years, including three Elite 8 appearances.
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1985-89 | Steve Patterson | Record: 48-56 | Winning average: .461 | Notable: Probably best known in the college basketball world as UCLA’s starting center between the Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton years, Patterson was a John Wooden favorite.
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1989-97 | Bill Frieder | Record: 132-108 | Winning average: .550 | Notable: Was fired from Michigan before the NCAA Tournament after accepting the ASU job. Steve Fisher took over as coach and led the Wolverines to the national title. Resigned from ASU after a point-shaving scandal.
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1998-2006 | Rob Evans | Record: 119-120 | Winning average: .498 | Notable: Came to ASU after leading Mississippi to back-to-back 20-win seasons. Coached Ike Diogu and Eddie House. He led the Sun Devils to the second round of the NCAA Tuornament in 2002-03.
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2006-15 | Herb Sendek | Record: 159-137 | Winning average: .537 | Notable: After posting three 20-win seasons in the previous 25 seasons, the Sun Devils posted five 20-win seasons under Sendek in his nine years. Coached James Harden, who was the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft in 2009. Was the 2009-10 Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
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2015 | Bobby Hurley | Notable: In two seasons at Buffalo, Hurley went 42-20, taking the Bulls to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to West Virginia by six in the opening round. He also won two national championships as a player at Duke.
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